Shoot
Viewers were invited to scan a QR Code or follow the URL on their smart phones or tablets. On the website, visual directions are provided guiding the viewers to use a slingshot to launch a condom at a target on an adjacent wall. The target is a canvas with a bull’s-eye pattern printed on it. Shoot plays with ideas of effort and futility akin to the original intended use of the condom. The actions involved in the piece are a play on the physiological mechanisms associated with sex, culminating in ejaculation, to shoot. The piece positions the viewer as an active participant, changing the dynamic from presentation to situation. The scattered condoms left on the floor become the record of the activity. The scheme presents the potential for disruption as viewers are presented with a choice between a traditional art object (the canvas) or an active role (the slingshot).
Shoot is part of the Preservatif Exhibition, curated by Niki Johnson & Kim Hindman, that opened in Milwaukee, WI (USA) on 1 December 2014 - World AIDS Day. On National HIV Testing Day, 27 June 2015 it opened at Marshall Arts in Memphis, TN. The exhibition was initiated by a large donation of expired condoms.
Shoot is part of the Preservatif Exhibition, curated by Niki Johnson & Kim Hindman, that opened in Milwaukee, WI (USA) on 1 December 2014 - World AIDS Day. On National HIV Testing Day, 27 June 2015 it opened at Marshall Arts in Memphis, TN. The exhibition was initiated by a large donation of expired condoms.